Undulating curves in Astor Place

under construction, via wirednewyork.com

Gawker is the snarkiest one of them all, and that's why its take on the Astor Place sculpture-architecture is so indulgently enjoyable.

Paul Goldberger mentions how the building would meet the street:

"where the squat limestone base tries too hard to fit into the surrounding streets"

but I wish he would fill out the thought some more, even a paragraph more. His comments about the structure feel right though, as I look at the cheesy reflective glass everytime I walk through Astor Place.